The Rookery, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

The Rookery is classified by the ONS as Comfortable Suburbia. The Rookery is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

The Rookery is located in the Stocksbridge and Upper Don ward of the Sheffield district in South Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.474684, -1.56836
Grid Ref SK287976
Suburb Stocksbridge
Constituency Penistone and Stocksbridge

House Prices

The average house price in The Rookery is 100% higher than the rest of Sheffield. The last sale we have on record is 61 The Rookery, that sold for £350,000. The average house price in Sheffield is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in The Rookery

Date No. Type Price
29/07/2022 61 Detached £350,000
24/05/2022 19 Detached £294,765
24/05/2022 68 Detached £350,000
13/12/2021 23 Detached £340,000
28/09/2021 85 Detached £320,000
22/01/2021 95 Detached £247,500
08/01/2021 3 Detached £340,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in The Rookery, South Yorkshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in The Rookery in May 2024. These are the latest figures released by South-yorkshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: May 2024
May 2024 Crime Incidents in The Rookery
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes The Rookery and compared that to the average for the Stocksbridge and Upper Don ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in The Rookery, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Stocksbridge and Upper Don ward

Social economic statistics for The Rookery

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean The Rookery is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean The Rookery is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around The Rookery experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around The Rookery are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around The Rookery involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in The Rookery are in the top 10% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in The Rookery are in the top 40% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of The Rookery, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in The Rookery are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for The Rookery

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of The Rookery.

Unemployment in The Rookery

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
1.06% of The Rookery residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Rookery

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Rookery. The proportion of retirees on The Rookery is 2.05% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
16.55% of The Rookery residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Rookery

The proportion of home owners on The Rookery is 35.67% higher than the national average of 62%. 2.33% of properties in The Rookery are private rented and 0% are social rented.
97.67% of residents of The Rookery own their home

Country of Birth of The Rookery residents

The proportion if The Rookery residents born in the UK is 15.37% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 1.98% of The Rookery residents were born outside the UK.
98.02% of The Rookery residents were born in the UK

The Rookery Summary

With house prices in The Rookery more than the average for South Yorkshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. The Rookery is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. The Rookery has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in The Rookery maybe difficult.

The Rookery has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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